| Joe Bauman | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: April 16, 1922 Welch, Oklahoma | |
| Died: September 20, 2005 (aged 83) Roswell, New Mexico | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Southern Association debut | |
| 1941, for the Newport Dodgers | |
| Last Northeast Arkansas League appearance | |
| 1956, for the Roswell Rockets | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .337 |
| Home runs | 337 |
| Runs batted in | 1,057 |
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Joe Willis Bauman (April 16, 1922 – September 20, 2005) was an American first baseman in professional baseball who played primarily in the low minor leagues. He is best remembered for his time with the Roswell Rockets of the Class C Longhorn League, for whom he hit 72 home runs in 1954,[1] setting a professional baseball record that stood until 2001. Born in Welch, Oklahoma, he threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 235 pounds (107 kg).
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